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How concerned is President Obama? From his news conference last night:
About the new flu: “deep concern”
About Pakistan, overall: “gravely concerned”
About Pakistan’s government: “more concerned” (than nuclear threat)
About Iraq bombings: “legitimate cause of concern”
About Fiat-Chrysler merger: “ongoing concern” (in the sense of a business)

New York Times reporter Jeff Zeleny’s question about what has most “surprised,” “enchanted,” “humbled” and “troubled” President Obama consumed one-seventh of last night’s prime-time press conference — time that could have been spent on two substantive questions. Topics that weren’t raised: health care reform, gay marriage, credit-card usury, labor rights, Wall Street regulation and the [...]